Where does “gravitaatiolinssi” come from?
gravitaatiolinssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish linssi, from Swedish lins, from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
gravitaatiolinssi (Finnish): gravitational lens
Definitions
- gravitational lens
Ancestry of “gravitaatiolinssi”, step by step
gravitaatiolinssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linssi | lens; lentil |
| 2 | Swedish | lins | lentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop |
| 3 | German | Linse | lens; lentil |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Finnish gravitaatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gravitaatio | gravity |
| 2 | New Latin | gravitatio | gravitation |
| 3 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |